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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-04-18, Page 5• Huron -Bruce • ,progressive Conservatives acclaimed incumbent MP Bob McKinley as their candidate in the May 22 federal electi'on.•.McKinley; 'whe has held this. riding since 1965., brought two -other{ PC members of • parliament to the nomination meeting Tuesday night in Goderich. Flanking the PC. candidate are [left] Bill Jarvis, Perth, and Sinclair Stevens, York-Simcoe. [Photo By Jeff Seddon] M'KlJd by PCs BY JEFF SEDDON ' Robert McKinley was ac- claimed Tuesday night to lead the Progessive Con, servative cause in Huron - Bruce 'in the May 22 federal election. About 300 conservative faithful threw theirsupport behind the 50 year old Zurich area chicken farmer who has held the riding since 1965. McKinley told his support- ers he was relieved 'the Trudeau gevernrnent had finally called an election. He. said the Liberal government had cost taxpayers dearly with its massive Overspend- ing. He said •those'costs were more than just . tax dollars pointing out that everything Canadians buy abroad "from holidays to orange juice costs: more as .our, dollar sinks lower and lower," The Tory public works critic said small business and the family . farm, the back -bonei_ofridings- such- as Huron -Bruce, had. suffered at the hands of 'the Liberals: McKinley said • govern- ment could not afford to ignore the plight of small, independent business in this country nor the 'needs of the agricultural comanunity. He YOU'RE WHISTLING IN THE DARK... • IF YOU THINK THAT HEART ATTACK AND STROKE HIT ONLY THE OTHER FELLOW'S FAMILY. Help your Heart... Help your Heart Fund said Liberal, policy threaten-, ed the family farm , to the. point it was in danger of disappearing into' the hands 'af the food industry giants. He. promised 'economic policy aimed atenabling Small 'businesses to grow while .,taking advantage of manpower resources.now in the ranks of the unemployed.. He said Canadiansih:ad made ii obvious it wanted govern- ment to concentrate on the grass roots needs of the country but Trudeau was "too arrogant and too feeble to listen". He said voters had made their "disenchantment" with government policy known in six bye elections in the country and would • do it again in the federal ' election. He promised "organized, and honest government"aimed at rebuilding' the economy if a conservative `government. was: elected'. McKinley was supported at the nomination session by three other Conservative: • Members, finance critic Sin- clair Stevens of York Simcoe, Dr. Bruce Halliday of Oxford and. Bill Jarvis of Perth. Steve ,s•told the gathering "it wasa. great time to be a Tory". He .said the country was going through a trend and that trend "was going our way, running against the emporer, Pierre Elliott Trud- eau. The finance critic .-said Trudeau had polarized his. political campaign on nation- al unity and all but ignored major issues such as "Rising prices, government spending and deficits and unemploy- ment. He said it was time for a responsible approach,. todo what has to be done to battle inflation. Stevens told the gathering Canada has the potentiat to be number one in the econ- omic world but somehow the country is "not functioning: properly". He said part of the problems affecting na- tional unity are economic pointing •out that in pros- perous times when Canadi- ans can enjoy a good style of life many of the problems causing disunity will dissap- pear. He said a conservative governmentis eager to begin. a five year . economic; per- spective aimed at curbing government spending and establishing a balanced bud- get. He said a Joe Clark government would establish spending ceilings on govern- ment agencies forcing ;those `agencies ;'to priorize spend- ing. Once that ceiling • is reached cuts would have t� be made by those agencies, to stay within budget. ' He explained; that the Perspective . would enable government to take regular ,,looks at government pro- grams to determine their .benefit.'`t He said another program that may .....save millions of dollars is trimming the civil `service.' He Said about 25,000 civil servants retire or leave "You must file a tax return to receive the Refundable Child Tax Credit'? Henry W Block • It's our businessto.keep abreast of changes in the Tax Law like the Refundable Child Tax Credit. At H&R Block we understand the Tax Law; so you don't have to. Our service is dedicated to making sure you pay only the absolute' mini- , MUM legal tax. . •, H&R :BLOCK t,HE INCOME TAX PEOPLE: 19 Victoria St. North GOOI RICH Open ♦ a.m. to S p.m. 1 weekdays, Soturdaya e -N, Phone $2C1 ONLY 13 DAYS LEFT. Appolnttnonts Available' the government annually and a Conservative `;government would replace only 5;000 of those: He said if the efficien- cy of government could bre maintained through that re- duction it would save taxpay- ers one ; half billion dollars , annually. ' McKinley will face Liberal.. candidate Graeme Craig, a Walton area farmer. The. New Democrats have not fielded a candidate yet but are holding a . nomination meeting April 17. Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, Apt! 18, 1979—rPaBe 5 -Well Stoked To Serve You - Children's Wear Denim Pants & Jackets LEVIS Shirts & Jeans Sizes 4 - 24 [Sllm & Husky] Work Wear Matching Work Outfits Canadian Made JP Sizes 8 = 60 [Tall & Big Mani Casual Wear' Cord Pants - & Jackets New Shirts By CARHARTT LEVIS HAVE ARRIVED r- an s Work Clothing LUCKNOW 528-22 �yU totr LOOK Henderson Lumber Ltd. Have Rustic Sfone • WALL PANELS [OVERLAY PANEL] At $J7.95�ach ♦♦0040..ea410,Nsa\w"...a\•%S. 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